Neomammillaria tetrancistra

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Neomammillaria tetrancistra (Engelm.) Fosberg
Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 30: 57. 1931 as tetrancista
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria tetrancistra Engelm.
Amer. J. Bot. Ser. II, xiv. (1852) 337 (1852), partim.

Origin and Habitat: About 700 m bove mouth of Whitewater Canyon, San Bernardino Mountains, at edge of Colorado Desert, Riverside County (California, U.S.A.)

Synonyms:

Mammillaria tetrancistra Engelm.

Bartschella tetrancistra (Engelm.) Doweld
Cactus phellospermus (Engelm.) Kuntze
Cactus tetrancistrus (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.
Mammillaria phellosperma Engelm.
Neomammillaria tetrancistra (Engelm.) Fosberg
Phellosperma tetrancistra (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: California Pincushion, Yaqui Cactus, Common fishhook cactus
SPANISH (Español): Viejito

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